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Color postcard (14 x 8.5 cm) with a view of an artist's rendering of how the new Douglas County Courthouse would appear looking to the southwest from 17th & Farnam Streets. There are several pedestrians and automobiles seen on the sidewalk and streets. There is a half-circle sidewalk on the north side of the building leading to the entrance. The building has a dome which is seen above the roofline. The title "New Douglas County Court House Omaha, Nebr." is in the top right corner. The reverse is postmarked September 16, 1910. The reverse side also includes a handwritten message, and is addressed to Miss Maude Brooks, Glidden, Iowa. The one cent postal stamp features a view of Benjamin Franklin in profile.

12:25 P.M. Omaha My Dear Sister, Pa and all Its now 12:48 and I don't get out of here till 1:25 oclock, I wish I could see you all and Pa this P.M. for I am so lone-some. You don't know how I hated to leave poor old [unreadable] last night. Write soon and [unreadable because of postal stamp] how Pa is with love to all Bert

In July 1908, Omaha architect John Latenser was hired to design Omaha's third courthouse. Architectural plans were completed in 1909 and the Columbus, Indiana, firm of Caldwell & Drake was hired to construct it. The outside walls are Bedford stone. The courthouse is six stories high on the Harney street side and five stories on the Farnam side. A lawn with a semi-circular walk fronts the building on the north or Farnam side. Interior halls have mosaic floors and marble wainscoting. The atrium rises 110 feet with a double skylight and dome with large mural panels, a portion of which are seen in this view. Originally, main, 2nd and 3rd floors housed county offices and the 4th floor courtrooms. The top floor held the county jail. Marble stairs or 4 elevators provided access to all levels. Offices were finished in hardwood and fireproof vaults preserved vital records. The Douglas County Courthouse opened October 1, 1912, and remains largely unchanged and in use today housing the law library and courts and is now known as the Hall of Justice. Source: Wakeley, Arthur. Omaha: The Gate City and Douglas County Nebraska, Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, c1917, pp 131-33.

12:25 P.M. Omaha My Dear Sister, Pa and all Its now 12:48 and I don't get out of here till 1:25 oclock, I wish I could see you all and Pa this P.M. for I am so lone-some. You don't know how I hated to leave poor old [unreadable] last night. Write soon and [unreadable because of postal stamp] how Pa is with love to all Bert